#i doubt they’ll show it in an mv but. man. i really want to know how she’ll react…

[deus-ex-mona]

no thoughts, just the way the narumi sisters are so different yet fundamentally similar at the same time yk?

[yenah-on-top]

Hold up.

Hold up ok so one of my biggest questions in the txt universe is who tf the girl is, the girl that keeps showing up and causing trouble, the girl they're talking to/about in the lore songs, who is she what's her part in the plot

Somebody on twt suggested she's supposed to represent moa and the star but. But that doesn't make sense??? At least not to me.

But clearly, clearly she is integral to the story right??? Like she has a major part to the story from the very beginning, she has been there since cat and dog, which like I suppose you could say isn't part of the lore but I would call you a fool.

And then most recently in 0X1=lovesong, there is a girl, and they're in love with her but like, is it all of them? Are all of them in love? Is it just some of them?

And I could go on a rant about how this could've totally been like, their love for each other and their bond as friends, but they just had to add that girl I need you at the end of the bridge.

Also also I totally feel fucked up about this being confirmed to be in the universe. (We got confirmation through an rm vlive that tyun and hyukas choruses weren't accepted because they didn't tie into the story)

Because like. I don't know the video is weird, and it makes more questions than answers. Like they live in this world that sits on the edge of reality and magic. And most of the other videos with lore touch at least a little bit on the magic but like. The only real magic stuff is the fish and the boys disappearing at the end of the song. Otherwise it's fully in the real world.

Actually you know what as I write this I realize more that there's one other lore video thats not magic, and it's drama. Which. I don't know there's something there, I know there is but I don't know, it's weird, they wouldn't have a video like that for not reason, it's definitely part of the lore.

Ok so there's 17 mvs for txt (by MV I mean something more than just choreo) although I would say that way home shouldn't really count? I mean it's nothing like their other mvs, same with our summer. They look way lower budget? Like way home they just sit in a classroom and stare at the camera, and our summer is just what happens when you give teenagers selfie sticks, it's like, trying to say the MV BTS made on the Livestream after BE dropped was definitely lore. And you could also say similar about blue orangeade but there's like. Stuff there. Supposedly.

So anyways if you cut those two out you have 15 mvs. Blue orangeade... I think it's possible it relates to the lore? But I highly doubt it, it's very cute and silly and doesn't really seem to have any substance for lore other than maybe to just talk about the girl more.

Cat and dog I already mentioned I really think has relevance to the lore? Like the way that they mess with perspective and animals which is something that comes up in the lore a lot. Idk I think it makes sense.

Angel or devil I think is directly connected to cysm. I think it sets up why soobin specifically is lying, because unlike yeonjun, he is one hundred percent on the side of slowing down and not rushing into things. I think taehyun was ultimately on yeonjuns side, and I think that's why they're at odds.

Puma is... God idfk it could be a convoluted metaphor or something but tbh I think it was probably just to make txt prove that they can do the bad boy look.

I already talked about drama, I really think it's lore, because it's a really odd video otherwise, if they wanted to make a vid that related to the song they could've done something like wlts and show them all being isolated from groups but it singled in on beomgyu. And it comes after we've already seen him kill taehyun so it's likely a sort of prequel? Idk I think it fits.

We lost the summer is totally not part of it, that's legit just covid vibes I can't see a single way it's connected.

And then. There's magic which. Fuck man idk it's so weird. And there's all the parallels to NO from BTS, and it's weird and out of left field, and I honestly don't know how that video matched the vibe or lyrics of the song but. Again it's possible, but I can't see it right now with what we know about the universe.

And the rest of the mvs are absolutely lore there's no way around it and I don't feel like it needs to be explained.

Anyways this is all to say. The universe is so complex and confusing and I want to know who tf the girl is because I feel like her identity would be the only thing we need to figure out how it all connects.

And now that gfriend disbanded idfk what BH is gonna do with the intertwined universe of gfriend BTS and TXT. Like idk there were tons of things from gfriend that filled in BTS and TXTs stories so I'm curious if they'll try and make another group continue their story for them or if they'll start including that story in BTS and txt mvs.

Either way I have been talking too long and I need to go to work so uh, lmk if you want to hear more of my rambling.

[idolish7rabbitchats]

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Wonderful Octave Rabbit Chat Part 3

Nagi: Has everyone gathered? Then, let’s start gathering requests for Tsunashi-shi again!

Nagi:└(o゜∀゜o)┘WASSHOI!!

Tsumugi: Nagi-san! It seems like you’ve become cheerful again huh!

Mitsuki: The recorded data was there. lol He’d just put it on a different hard drive than usual!

Nagi: I’m sorry for making you all wait. But, my heart is shaking with pleasure.

Ryuunosuke: That’s great, Nagi-kun! It’s a show that you love so you want to be able to watch it anytime huh. 

Nagi: Tsunashi-shi, You are kind to all people without discrimination huh.

Ryuunosuke: Is that so? I’m glad you praised me!

Nagi: Yamato, Mitsuki, I’m also grateful to you guys.

Yamato: Then I’m glad.

Mitsuki: I’m happy Nagi became cheerful lol. 

Tsumugi: The recorded data was found safely, so I’ll collect requests again!

Tsumugi:So then, Mitsuki-san please give your request for Tsunashi-san!

Mitsuki: Got it!

Mitsuki: From me it’s “Please tell us what you want to play with the Sports club”!

Mitsuki: Tsunashi-san’s birthday is close so we’ll do whatever with you!

Momo: Yeah yeah! We’ll entertain you. ☆

Ryuunosuke: I don’t want you to entertain me…  It feel sad to play sports while thinking “I keep winning points huh” lol

Momo: It’s fine! I won’t go easy on you. lol

Mitsuki: I’ll entertain you in a serious way!

Ryuunosuke: Well then I’m glad!

Ryuunosuke: I mean, that’s just a usual sports club.

Momo: Definitely! (ノ゜o゜)ノ

Mitsuki: Our eyes would be glaring, we would be having a serious match, but maybe we will praise you like ”As expected of Tsunashi-san!” “As an expected jump!” lol

Ryuunosuke: That’s actually scary! Lol

Mitsuki: Right lololol.

Mitsuki: We gather and play often so it feels like we did everything. But I’d be happy if we could play a little differently than usual.

Ryuunosuke: That’s a high hurdle huh! But it seems fun to be able to do something new with everyone.

Ryuunosuke: I’ll look it up online and think of various things.

Mitsuki: Yes! Please take care of it!

Tsumugi: Everyone in the sports club always seems friendly and fun!

Tsumugi: Next is the request from Yamato-san please!

Yamato: From me it’s “Do a free talk while saying the opposite of what you are thinking.”

Ryuunosuke: Eh! How is that?

Yamato: I’ll prepare the theme, so you say the opposite of what you are thinking or feeling.

Yamato: You’ll talk without telling the listeners what the theme is. They’ll listen to it while thinking about what it could be, then how about revealing the answer after the talk ends?

Iori: That sounds interesting. It’s like a psychological game or a werewolf game.

Yamato: Like that. I thought it would be fun if you could do a game with the MC and the listeners.

Yamato: Tsunashi-san is honest and doesn’t seem to like lying so, that kind of thing would be fun right?

Ryuunosuke: It seems hard but I want to try it!

Yuki: It seems you’d be the worst at it tho.

Ryuunosuke: I-It’s not! Probably..!

Gaku: Then, let’s test it out a little. The theme is “fresh soba”.

Mitsuki: Because October is soba season huh!

Iori: Somehow, that makes me want to eat soba.

Ryuunosuke: Got it. It’s fine if I say the opposite of what I’m thinking right.

Yamato: Let me see how well you’ll do it.

Ryuunosuke: Um, it’s thick, short, foreign food with no broth.

Sougo: That was good!

Yuki: That starts it off well.

Ryuunosuke: I don’t like the taste of it. I’m disappointed when it comes out as lunch.

Gaku: Ryuu… Did you actually dislike it…?

Ryuunosuke: N-No! It’s the opposite! It’s the theme Gaku came up with though?!

Gaku: Oh yeah. (lol)

Tenn: You forgot that way too fast. 

Ryuunosuke: Um, what can I say next. I got confused…!

Ryuunosuke: As Tenn says, I might be terrible at this after all.

Ryuunosuke: Yamato-kun seems good at a werewolf game like Doubt! I always lose when we play together…

Yamato: You’re easy to understand so you’re fun to play with. (lol) I’m good at reading what people are thinking about in the first place.

Ryuunosuke: Uu, you are a powerful enemy…!

Tamaki: I’m also bad at lying.

Tamaki: They immediately found out that I was the werewolf.

Yamato: Tama and Riku are easy to understand huh. Stay that way.

Riku: Eh! I don’t think it’s like that though…!

Iori: It is though…

Ryuunosuke: I’ll practice until the on-air to be able to say the opposite well!

Tsumugi: If you choose that request, it’ll become a fun game!

Tsumugi: Next is Yaotome-san please!

Gaku: Yeah. From me it’s, “Tell me a place you’d want to drive to together.”

Gaku: Because it’s almost your birthday. I’ll take you to a place you want to go!

Ryuunosuke: Thanks, Gaku! I’m happy!

Gaku: We often only drive around a little since we don’t have enough time, but when we have time, don’t you want to go further?

Ryuunosuke: That’s nice! Like aiming to go to Hokkaido or Kyushu, going across Japan.

Gaku: And, it’s basic but it’s nice to drive along the sea!

Ryuunosuke: It's a little bit chill but it’s the best to open the window! Feeling the ocean breeze across my face. lol

Gaku: So then, your hair would become messy huh. (lol)

Tenn: When you two talk like this you sound like children. 

Ryuunosuke: If we can match our schedules, Tenn should come too! If it’s near our place, we could go after work.

Tenn: And my hair would get messed up too? No way.

Gaku: But that’s fun though?

Ryuunosuke: I’ll bring a hairbrush!

Gaku: Well then, how about I brush and fix your bangs then (lol)

Tenn: I can do it myself. You two don’t seem to be particularly good at it. 

Ryuunosuke: Because Tenn is good at it huh!

Tsumugi: A scene of TRIGGER-san driving, just that seems like it would make a wonderful MV!

Tsumugi: So then to continue, Tsunashi-san please give a request for yourself.

Ryuunosuke: Yes. My request is “Try doing a tongue twister!”

Tenn: Is that fine? Didn’t you bite your tongue when you tried before.

Ryuunosuke: It’s because of that! I want to succeed this time!

Riku: That reminds me, when I visited the greenroom, you were practicing tongue twisters huh!

Sougo: When Tsunashi-san was alone in the greenroom?

Riku: That’s right! I could hear him whispering something quietly… 

Ryuunosuke: Uwaaaah, I was heard..!

Ryuunosuke: Actually, I’ve been practicing secretly. Because it’s frustrating that I can’t do it well…

Yuki: Heeh. Ryuunosuke-kunh, you’re a hard worker huh.

Gaku: You were doing that kind of thing? Even though I would’ve practiced with you if you’d told me.

Ryuunosuke: It’s not something to practice with someone, and anyways, it’s embarrassing to be seen while practicing.

Tenn: But, you were doing it at home too right. I saw you too.

Ryuunosuke: Eh!

Ryuunosuke: Tenn, you were watching..?

Tenn: You were always saying, “Banana no nazo wa mada nazo nanodazo” so at first I thought something had happened.

Momo: Why did you choose that tongue twister lololol.

Yuki: Marvelous.

Ryuunosuke: Uwaaaaaah! This is embarrassing..!

Ryuunosuke: Ah, that reminds me, one day you were strangely kind to me, like you’d made tea and such...

Tenn: I was relieved to know you were practicing tongue twisters.

Ryuunosuke: [Sweating Pudding Stamp]

Tsumugi: The result of your steady hard work, I want to see it at the request corner…!

Tsumugi: So then, Momo-san, will you let us hear your request for Tsunashi-san please?

Momo: OK!　(・∀・)ゞ 

Momo: From me it’s, “Show a fully sexy Tsunashi Ryuunosuke★”(゜∀゜◎ノノ☆

Ryuunosuke: Fully sexy...!

Momo: Calmness is Ryuu’s charm too, but your wildness & sexiness is one of your strong weapons! It’s a lethal weapon!

Momo: It’s the radio so you would show it through sound like by reading a sexy line with emotion!

Momo: Because we miss a sexy Ryuu~!

Yuki: I get it. I can’t forget the days we were tossed around by wild Ryuunosuke-kun.

Gaku: Um, please don’t tease him too much (lol)

Gaku: He’s crying to us like, “Did I do that kind of thing to Re:vale-san?!”

Momo: Ryuu’s cute~~~~ (〇´Д`人´Д`〇)

Yuki: I mean we were tossed around by watching TV.

Ryuunosuke: I’m glad…! I didn’t remember anything so I thought I did something after drinking.

Yuki: Yeah. That reminds me, you at a drinking party one day...

Ryuunosuke: Eh?!

Yuki: Just kidding, it’s a joke.

Ryuunosuke: My heart almost stopped…!

Momo: Yuki~! You’re teasing our cute kouhai too much \”(*`ェ´*)ノ

Yuki: Sorry, his reaction was fun so. ^ ^

Ryuunosuke: [Sweating Pudding Stamp]

Tsumugi: The fans would be happy with a fully sexy Tsunashi-san!

Tsumugi: So then, how about a request from Yuki-san last?

Yuki: From me it’s “Show us a fully fresh Tsunashi Ryuunosuke.”

Ryuunosuke: It’s the complete opposite of Momo-san’s!

Yuki: Yeah. Lately, besides your sexy image, natural Ryuunosuke-kun’s image is also spreading among your fans.

Yuki: If you talk freely as usual, the listeners will also be happy.

Ryuunosuke: Thank you…! I also feel like the atmosphere with the fans has changed a little from before. Not just the image they saw on TV, but they are accepting the natural side of me...

Ryuunosuke: So I’m happy that Yuki-san said that!

Ryuunosuke: Even though I’m not really confident about whether the natural me is fresh. Lol

Iori: Tsunashi-san is fresh. It’s like representing a good young man.

Sougo: It’s as Iori-kun says!

Nagi: You are a light attribute.

Ryuunosuke: Attribute?! Am I going to fight something…?

Tamaki: It would be funny if you pick Momorin’s request and Yukirin’s request.

Momo: It’s “Is he sexy! Is he fresh! Which one do you like?!”

Okazaki: That’s a pretty old song huh!

Anesagi: Quite old huh. Well, I wasn’t there at that time tho?

Ryuunosuke: If I pull Yuki-san’s request, I’ll be able to talk freely in a relaxed manner huh!

Tsumugi: Thank you for the wonderful request!

Tsumugi: Those are all the requests for Tsunashi-san. Thank you everyone!

Gaku: Next is Ryuu’s request for us huh!

Mitsuki: Please say anything!

*Tsumugi: Do you have a request for us?

Ryuunosuke: I’m thinking of trying to make an apple pie now. I want to make a lot so please come over next time!

Ryuunosuke: Please take care of me!

Momo: It’s being Ryuu-ish but, even though it’s an opportunistic request, is that kind of thing okay?

Yamato: It feels like his usual (lol)

Ryuunosuke: Even though we’re this friendly, I don’t know what I should ask for beyond this.

Gaku: Even though your birthday’s close by!

Tamaki: Then we’ll say a lot of congratulations.

Tenn: The tradition of the request group chat huh.

Tamaki: Ryuu-aniki, HBD! Please let me eat hamburgers again.

Riku: Happy Birthday! I also want to eat Tsunashi-san’s hamburgers again!

Momo: \(o(ゝェ・o)ノ/゜・:*【HAPPY BIRTHDAY】*:・゜\(oゝェ・o)ノ

Iori: Happy Birthday.

Sougo: Happy Birthday. I will pray that it will be a wonderful year.

Mitsuki: Happy birthday, Tsunashi-san! As my idol friend, cooking friend, and sport club member, let’s be friends for this year too!

Nagi: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Yamato: Happy Birthday. I’m looking forward to your radio. 

Yuki: Happy birthday. If something happens, I’ll support you.

Banri: Happy Birthday!

Okazaki: Tsunashi-san, Happy Birthday. Please continue to be friends with Re:vale from now on too.

Anesagi: Happy birthday. I’m happy to be you guys’ manager for TRIGGER. Please take care of me from now on too.

Tsumugi: Tsunashi-san, Happy Birthday! Ryuunosuke: Everyone, thanks..!

Ryuunosuke: I’m happy that we could celebrate in a lively way this year too. I will treasure the words of celebration and requests!

Ryuunosuke: The “TWELVE HITS!” radio show will surely be a wonderful one. Please look forward to it.

Gaku: Look forward to us celebrating you on your actual birthday!

Ryuunosuke: Thanks! Of course, I’m looking forward to it!

V2:

Mitsuki: Please say anything!

Tsumugi: Do you have any requests for TRIGGER-san?

Ryuunosuke: We talked about it earlier but, going on a drive altogether! Other than that, I want to do lots of things together other than just jobs!

Ryuunosuke: Please take care of me!

V3:

Mitsuki: Please say anything!

Tsumugi: Do you have any requests for Re:vale-san?

Ryuunosuke: I hang out with Momo-san at the sports club so I’d be happy to do something together with Yuki-san too! Could you teach me how to cook a vegetable dish next time?

Ryuunosuke: Please take care of me!

[alexazbofficial]

[INTERVIEW] An Interview With AleXa: Why This AI “Villain” Is Actually A Down-To-Earth Sweetheart

What The Kpop recently had the opportunity to sit down with K-pop idol AleXa for an interview. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we held the interview via Zoom. However, even across the internet, AleXa’s warm personality shined through, charming our staff with her down-to-earth way of speaking and thoughtful answers.

The popular solo artist will soon be releasing a new track entitled “Rule The World” on September 4th. The song is a collaboration with gaming music star TheFatRat. In addition, she has confirmed her comeback for October, making fans excited for the news that her title track will be produced by famous hitmakers LDN Noise.

Before her new releases, however, get to know more about this talented artist by reading our interview below! From her tastes in anime to which female role models helped form her into such a strong woman today, read below for questions that she’s never been asked before.

WTK: Hi, AleXa! My name is Amy, and I’m from What The Kpop. First of all, I just thank you for meeting with us today. I know that you’ve got a busy schedule, so I’m glad that you were able to take a few minutes to speak with us.

AleXa: Oh, you’re very welcome.

WTK: Before you were actually a K-pop idol yourself, you did so many different things! You’ve done cosplay in the past, you’ve done voice acting, you’ve been on shows where you tried out for different things, you’ve taken part in long training, etc… all leading up to this point in your career. So, first of all, just to get things started, can I ask you what’s been your favorite part of the journey so far?

AleXa: Let’s see. I mean, from way back until now, I think the thing that I liked the most about my journey is not just one thing. Since it’s still ongoing, it’s just the fact that I get to see myself improve, that’s the thing. So, improvement for me is probably the thing that I really enjoy about this process.

WTK: Since your debut, you have had quite an unusual concept. For those that don’t know, it’s about a multiverse and you’ve had a trilogy of songs: “Bomb,” “Do or Die,” and “Villain.” You’re avatar or AI escapes into a physical body and then goes into the real world, right? We know this suits you really well since you’re a fan of dark concepts and horror and science fiction. So, if this were to ever happen to you in real life and you became an AI, whose body would you want to take over?

AleXa: Dwayne the Rock Johnson! (laughs) Because I just want to be the Rock! I mean, who doesn’t want to be the Rock? (laughs again) So, definitely Dwayne the Rock Johnson! Yeah!

WTK: When we watched the making video for your recent “Villain” MV, we saw you doing the Naruto run and already knew that you’re into anime. I know your schedule probably doesn’t allow you too much time anymore, but are there any animes that you’re into recently? Or are there ones that you’d like to recommend for your fans to watch?

AleXa: I haven’t watched anything recently. The most recent thing I watched was the anime adaptation of some of Junji Ito’s work. If you didn’t know, his collections were turned into an anime. If you like horror, I recommend that. But one of my all-time, go-to shows is always “Death Note” or “Full Metal Alchemist.” So, those are ones I wouldn’t mind re-watching again if I find time.

WTK: Your fans, or AI troopers as they’re called, refer to your music as a cultural reset when it comes to how you’ve changed the game. For you, which artist or even what genre was the cultural reset in your own life?

AleXa: I feel like without a doubt I do have to say K-pop was the cultural reset for me. Had I not stumbled into K-pop, I wouldn’t be doing what I am now. Then there was someone also like SHINee. They’ve been a pivotal group, a pivotal senior for me in my career. So, they were my cultural reset.

WTK: Apart from SHINee, I know that you also got into K-pop after hearing artists like Super Junior. Going from a K-pop fan to a K-pop idol yourself, what has the experience been like? Is is still kind of surreal for you or how would you describe the experience?

AleXa: Oh man, it’s definitely surreal! I never thought that in my wildest dreams I would find myself being an idol for my career. Being able to stand on the same stage in music shows as so many wonderful and talented seniors… like it’s incredible. It’s definitely been very surreal for me thus far.

WTK: Recently, you held your own virtual concert, and you also opened the show for IN2IT in India. How did the two experiences differ as far as opening for one group versus having your own concert? Did it affect you that your first solo concert was a virtual concert? If so, what were some of those challenges like?

AleXa: I mean, it definitely is very different having my own concert versus opening up for a senior group. I will say that being able to open up for their concert two times was a really good experience because I learned crowd management. Also, I learned how to feed off of people’s energy for the concert performance. Then when it comes to my own solo concert, even though it was digital, I could still feel everyone’s love and support through the comments because there was a live monitor where I could read all the comments in real time. So, even though there weren’t people there in person, I still felt the presence of them. I’m an extrovert and I’m someone that draws energy from other people. So, virtual concert or online concert, it’s just both a really fun experience for me.

WTK: So many people did tune into your concert, and I know that a lot of people were leaving comments also, so it was a great success! Do you feel like from here on out that online concerts are going to be more of a staple in K-pop, even once things like COVID-19 slows down and things are as back to normal as possible? Are virtual concerts here to stay?

AleXa: However fast the pandemic does come to an end, I do feel like online concerts, online fan meetings, and everything else that’s been happening in the industry during this time is something that is here to stay. Because you never know what could happen in the future. So, I believe everybody learning the ways of online concerts, the data, the statistics, the reactions, how fans work.. I think it’s something we’re going to wind up keeping in the future.

WTK: You exude this natural charm, charisma and confidence. So, what would you say to younger fans, especially those who are coming up and trying to find their own persona and sense of self confidence? How did you become who you are today and grow into this confident young woman that we know as the singer AleXa?

AleXa: Thank you for that. Let’s see. I don’t know. I would just say, don’t get lost in the crowd I guess. People will always find ways to try to belittle you for ways that you’re different, for ways that you stick out. But embrace those and make those your strong points. Don’t let anybody try to define you as a person. You alone can define yourself. So yeah, take comfort and joy and pride in your individuality.

WTK: Now, I don’t know if you’re familiar much with the Reddit sub-threads for K-pop, but ever since the music video for “Villain” dropped, your fans have been busy analyzing the trilogy and making all these theories about the Alexa universe. I don’t know if you’ve read any of these online, but there is a really popular thread on Reddit and also one on Twitter about the Alexa universe. The summary is that they believe there are different versions of AleXa and that she embodies the different human emotions that each AI version has discovered. What do you say to all of that? Can you give us any hints or have you been able to read any of these fan theories yourself?

AleXa: I mean, I’ve dabbled a bit here and there on Twitter. I’ve been looking at a lot of tweets, and I read the comments. There’s some interesting theories. I mean, when we go into these comebacks and pre-releases and stuff, we know the plot. We know what we’re trying to get into. But then whenever I’m with my staff, we read things in the comments. We’re like, “Oh, well, that’s an interesting take on why we thought of that.” But it’s really cool to see how how imaginative and smart and observant everyone is. Because they catch and piece things together. And I’m like, yes! Those are my smart, beautiful fans! Yes!

WTK: Coming from your label, which is a video production company, have there ever been things that your fans noticed about the videos that maybe you didn’t even notice yourself at the time?

AleXa: Oh, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some comments noting some things and seeing the background or like they’ll think a certain layer goes with a certain thing. I will say though, this is not something we intended for, but with the release of “Villain”— of course, we do have a small, kind of floating, pyramid-looking thing at the end, and I do this [thing] with my hands. But it’s kind of funny because some people thought we were alluding to the fact that we are a part of the Illuminati! But we are not. (laughs)

WTK: Yes, just to make that clarification! (laughs) So your music, like we said, features the image of this strong, independent woman where you are like cyborg, pop, diva (and we love it, by the way). When you were growing up, did you have many strong female role models? Who inspired you?

AleXa: If we’re talking about strong females, then of course, one pivotal character has been my mother. She is honestly one of the strongest women I know. If we’re talking in an artistry sense, since my parents raised me on older music, then people like Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, and Whitney Houston. Into the more modern age and as I was starting to grow up a bit, then Rhianna, Brittany, Christina. This is the kind of aura of artists and people that I really looked up to and enjoyed their work.

WTK: If you were ever able to branch out— maybe not on your main comebacks but for special songs or covers— are the genres of music from the artists you just mentioned something you would like to dabble in? Or is there any other type of music that you would like to try for something different?

AleXa: I mean any opportunity I would be given to branch out and just try something that I’ve never done before, I want to try of course. I would love to take the bull by the horns and just go at it! So, whatever and whenever those opportunities arise, yes definitely.

WTK: We know that you have like a “sad boi” playlist when you’re feeling down. When you’re feeling happy or pumped up, however, what do you like to listen to?

AleXa: If I’m having a good mood and I’m just going for a walk or something, I listen to lot of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, some Dolly Parton. Believe it or not, Dolly Parton is the only country artist I will make an excuse to listen to.

WTK: Well, she’s one of the ultimate divas herself so…

AleXa: She really is, she really is! But I don’t know… just kind of like older pop I guess, without all this like synth and heavy bass we have now. Just old style pop music, I guess, is kind of my music sphere.

WTK: I know also that you were a musical major in college, and I am a huge fan of musicals myself. So, I have to know something! Musicals are so popular in Korea, and it’s a big scene there. So, if you ever got the chance and you could work in a musical there, is there a specific musical that you would want to be cast in?

AleXa: A lot! But if I could be cast in any musical I wanted, I think it’d be fun to try Maureen from Rent or Veronica in Heathers. I feel like these both are fun roles [and I’d like] to give it a go.

WTK: One more question! Fans really enjoyed hearing the lyrics you wrote for your last song and are looking forward to hearing more of your work in the future. We know all songwriters have lyrics written in journals, so if you have any saved, do you mind sharing a previously unreleased lyrics with our readers? Just something that you haven’t yet shared with the world?

AleXa: Sure! I mean, I am one of those people that has journals upon journals upon journals of song lyrics. I keep them in my phone as well too actually. If I were to share something real quick, right off the bat, what would it be? What would it be? What would it be? (laughs while looking through phone) See! There’s a lot in here. Yes, yes, yes. Doot, doot, doot, doot. (laughs again) Oh, I don’t know. These are all just kind of… deep. Let’s see. Ok, I’m just going to read these two lines. It’s just something I wrote once. ‘Do I have to rearrange the stars and have them spell our names in the sky?’ That’s it. (smiles)

WTK: Thank you, AleXa! We look forward to hearing how you will use that in a song one day, and we look forward to hearing more from you in both your music and your lyrics too! Before we go, do you have any last words to people that might be reading about you for the first time, as well as to fans that have been with you since the beginning of the journey?

AleXa: Sure! Whether you’ve been with me for a day, an hour, or five minutes, or five years, thank you so much for staying by my side throughout this wild roller coaster journey that has been my career thus far! And I promise to keep working super hard to become a better artist and a better person that you can enjoy in the future. Thank you so much. I love you!

© WhatTheKpop

[starryace]

my personal introduction to vav

so i have a few friends who’ve been wanting to get into vav but dunno where to start so... i’ll just do this lil thing. obviously there’s gonna be my own opinions so don’t take everything i say to heart but like... here we go

vav (very awesome voice -- pronounced vee-ay-vee but i say vav bc im lazy) debuted in 2015, but when they debuted they had a different lineup. zehan, xiao, and gyeoul all left to pursue other activities. ziu, lou, and ayno joined the group in 2017! the fandom is called vampz because of the groups original concept but we don’t talk about that

title tracks/mvs: *under the moonlight | *brotherhood | *no doubt | *here i am | venus (dance with me) | flower (you) | abc (middle of the night) | she’s mine | spotlight | gorgeous | give it to me | senorita | **so in love | **thrilla killa | **i’m sorry | give me more

* = pre-line up switch! | ** = without jacob (due to his participation in a chinese program)

more about the members under the cut!

st van (lee geumhyuk)

note: during updating i ended up having to redo this entire section bc my computer deleted it all... sigh.

everyone’s dad

kinda gives off party vibes, like a cool club dad, you know?

super duper soft :(( he laughs at everything and he loves gentle things and he may be the oldest but he’s babie

gets really embarrassed really easily and blushes and laughs it off

oh! he also laughs with like... his entire body ekhrbgj

tattoos! on his shoulder and right arm

full sleeve completed

self composed the track “im sorry” off of the thrilla killa album

he lived in china for 13+ years and can speak fluent (if not, almost fluent) chinese

he’s super good cook and he wanted to be a chef before becoming an idol

loves jacob :(( with all his heart

weird but he can drink a lot of water really quickly, that’s his special talent

got a dog with the group! her name is cash and she’s super cute

im sure there’s more but i got mad after my computer deleted everything so i’ll get back to updating this part when things dawn on me

baron (choi chunghyeop)

dancer extraordinaire! he actually used to be in a dance team before vav

smiley boy ;;;; literally he has the prettiest smile and the nicest teeth

he can play the piano and a lil guitar im p sure!

he’s honestly a lil shit but we love him anyway

he’s very mom like, and loves taking care of the members, but i spy with my lil eye someone a lil more mom-like but that comes later

he choreographed a cover of shape of you!

unfortunately, his mom passed away early this year (may she rest in peace).

his nickname is baby prince (from his mom) and it was because of his mom that he was able to become and idol

baron singing??? yes,,, yeS!! his voice is godsent istg

he loves loves loves music and dance

wont shut up about millennium dance studio

was the pizza delivery boy in minx’s why did you come to my home

has a very intensive skin care routine

he!! loves!! food!! constantly nomming

ace (jang wooyoung)

remember how i said how i thought there was someone more mom like? meet ace.

literally babies everyone

eSPECIALLY ayno + ziu (sometimes lou, when lou will let him)

sassy, diva, can also be a lil shit -- esp with baron... 92 line is just lil shit line

lil fucking tease, too--

he has an oral fixation-- licks his lips a lot no bueno for me

teal hair? god tier. senorita? also god tier. everything about him? god tier.

plays the guitar... see senorita

“you’re doing wonderful sweetie” but like... a living version of that

abs... abs for days..........

works out with jacob

dimples!! but it’s more prominent on the right cheek.

god he’s??? literally ethereal. like i can’t put into words how pretty he is

he ;;;; has the purest, most sweetest heart

they need to start letting ace have more lines bc omg his voice ;;;;;

really good with kids ;;;;; they love him

he’s a BIG flirt, it’s like when he opens his mouth the only thing he thinks to do is say “i love you” or “you’re mine” or smthn

Prince Wooyoung™

ayno (noh yoonho)

was on no.mercy -- still kinda keeps in contact with monsta x now (hims was lil babie minhyuk)

yknow how baron is dancer? so is ayno -- aYNO IS GOD TIER DANCER ok he ;;;;; ugh he’s literally so talented

he raps too! also god tier

hims a soundcloud rapper -- dropped zero coke (mixtape) and god that boy is talented

self composed their song touch you (aka one of my fave vav songs)

ace’s baby... really, he’s vav’s baby, but still

fake maknae to the max. it still baffles me that he’s older than the others ima list

hims also pretty shy, but it’s real cute ;;;;

lou has such a big fat crush on him and he’s always embarrassed by it

he zones out a lot and is very mellow & quiet until something inside him switches and then he’s like BAM loud and crackhead

ziu.... brings out... the crackhead in him lbr

former happyface ent trainee w/ ziu

puppy!

also really good with kids!! prolly bc he is a big kid himself erhbjeg

often writes his own raps for songs

jacob (zhang peng)

resting bitch face to the max

800% done with everyone’s shit

chinese member!

he was performing in a chinese show called all for one -- his team got eliminated (sad) but that means he’ll be returning to the group (happy!)

that’s why he wasn’t in so in love/thrilla killa/im sorry

hims loves his st van

he also eats... a lot.

ok but like... he works out with ace, right? boy has such chiseled and nicely defined abs, it pains me

he’s a happy lil sunshine boy

savage as fuck

his smile literally adds 5 years to your lifespan

all of the members miss him so much ;;;; its honestly super wholesome and every once in a while they’ll be like “omg cobi would love this” or “jacob....... we miss you”

but then you have shithead lou being like “i mean... its nice having the room to myself” wrehbjehg

he dance too! idk what type of dancing it is but he does it!!!

he was in the chinese movie “the dreamer on the catwalk”

BRING HIM BACK ATEAM PLS I MISS HIMS

HE HAS RETURNED AND HE’S STRONGER THAN EVER

lou (kim hosung)

my #1, my one and only, my precious sweetheart

tall as fUCK

has a deep ass motherfucking voice

grew up in georgia as a kid (can speak fluent english) and then the philippines when he was a teen!

kinda the more quiet & reserved member

but dont let that fool you......

he too is a lil shit

AND A CHAOTIC GAY -- ziu bothers him a lot but he has a big ol’ crush on ayno and he never shuts up about how pretty he is and how much he loves him

he can be a grouchy lil bitch too tho hkerbjeg

in this interview baron and st van were being cute and he’s just in the corner like “youuuu shouuuld daaaate” -- gay. in the same interview thats one instance where he wouldn’t shut up about ayno

hims a rapper too!! he often writes his own raps for songs (much like ayno)

his own mixtape (goodnight) literally is so nice i listen to it all the time

he has a vlive thing he does called lou-dio and it’s real cute

big ears = the cutest thing ever ehkrbgjeh

he collects a bunch of stuff!! like pop figures and toys, like souvenirs from everywhere they go

he was in the youtube webdrama “lemon car video” (eps 1, 3, 7, and 8)

his stage name is lou (pronounced “low” but i refuse to say that) because his voice is so low

ziu (park heejun)

chaotic. just chaotic. chaotic gay, chaotic maknae, chaotic man.

he’s the real maknae tho... doesn’t look it, huh?

manly af

literally so charismatic and funny as hell

wants kisses + love + attention from everyone

goes in for a kiss -- everyone else usually backs away but he’s always disappointed that no one gives into him

kisses kisses kisses

did i mention kisses?

he makes a lot of random ass noises all the time

screm... lots of screm. like you know opossums?? think that kinda screm.

his vocals ;;;;; his singing voice is so, so nice ;;; i adore it.

his room is dirty af i could NEVER

he does some really questionable things sometimes... see here.

like i said, i cannot express this enough... he’s so charismatic. so charming. so handsome.

also!! super hyper fluff ball. hims cute.

aegyo up the wazoo too

former happyface ent trainee with ayno

was in the fri.sat.sun teasers by dalshabet

can get p loud & annoying but that doesnt change how much we love him

idk if any of that made sense... but there you go! there’s so much more to vav and everything they do and who they are, so i hope this just kinda gets more people to look into them? it’s a stepping stone, not everything possible to learn.

+ keep in mind, a lot of this stuff comes from both kprofiles, what i’ve seen in videos, and my own personal opinions & inputs. so... yeah. don’t use what i say as truth/fact unless you see stuff to back it up (or you adopt it as your own opinion idk).

thank you for taking your time to read this!!

[unfortunatelysirius]

Battle of the Bands ☆☆╮ {Sirius Black – Modern AU}

╰❂╮ prompt ╰❂╮ Y/N and Sirius were once bandmates, but that all changed with a simple misunderstanding. Now they’re duking it out the only way they know how: through music. And let’s just say it doesn’t end pretty. ╰❂╮ author’s note ╰❂╮ this idea just came to me and i couldn’t help but write it. hope you guys like it! i know it’s kinda rushed but if you want a sequel imagine, just ask and i’ll be happy to oblige :-) ╰❂╮ warnings ╰❂╮ Swearing ╰❂╮ word count ╰❂ ╮ 4k+

           You and Sirius Black had a history that was as confounding, and crazy, as they come. And the hate, the infuriation, all started with a total misunderstanding.

         -

         “We could be bigger than Lennon, you know,” said Sirius Black, this cheesy, smug grin on his face as he lounged back. He had a suave arm hanging around the recliner’s back, legs propped up on a large, sophisticated-looking Ottoman, like he owned the building and everything in it. He was never one to play it safe, nor humbly, just like he wasn’t one to apologize for being the biggest git in the room. “Maybe even bigger than Mick Jagger. That’d be something.”

         Swiveling around in your chair, you shot your bandmate—and partner—a look of disbelief. You were already feeling doubtful at the mention of John Lennon, but Mick Jagger, too? Really? “Yes, we’ll be as big as God. Everyone from the Himalayas to the Rocky Mountains will worship us,” you droned, unable to hold your tongue; when in doubt, be sarcastic. “Be realistic, Black.”

         Sirius threw you a scowl, which showed you just how much he appreciated you shattering his totally-unrealistic dreams, but it took less than seconds before his scowl was melting into a grin. “Actually, about that—I got a call yesterday. One I think you’ll love the sound of.”

         “If this is about one of your groupies wanting me in on the action, I’ll have to decline. I’ve taken a vow of abstinence,” you said, holding up your hand and drawing an imaginary ring on your finger.  

         A bark of laughter left Sirius. “Your adoring fans will be left heartbroken, knowing they’ll never the chance to know you in bed!” the idiot cried, throwing an arm over his eyes as he pantomimed a remorseful swoon. “On a serious note, though… I got a call from a record-label, Y/N/N. A real record-label.”

         Your heart froze. And everything seemed to stop, or go in slow motion. You looked at him, and you saw the vibrant grin on his face, the happy lilt in his high cheekbones. It was not something you could ever imagine for yourself, not when you knew the horrors that awaited bands the minute they were roped into a record-label’s clutches. You and Sirius were in a band, one that included Regulus, Sirius’s brother, and two of your best friends, Lily and Marlene. You weren’t extremely popular, but your music was, and you’d garnered a fierce fanbase just from what you were able to post on YouTube. You liked to think of yourself as a pseudo-manager, always taking care of the nitty-gritty details, doing everything you could because you never wanted the burden on anyone else, whether that be last-minute gigs, or plots for music videos. And you were content to keeping it that way.

         “Sirius…” You frowned. “You know how I feel about labels.”

         Sirius’s face crumbled. You could read the frustration in his eyes. “This is our chance, Y/N! Forget how you feel about bloody records; you want this just as much as I do. Our big break—it’s finally here, Y/N. In our hands. I can fucking taste it.”

         “Not everything’s about fame and publicity, Sirius,” you said, continuing to frown at him. It wasn’t uncommon for the two of you to disagree on something, but this felt a bit different. “I thought we agreed on being an indie band.”        

         “And rely on fans to get by? That’s no way to live, Y/N. You have to give up on this distrust you have for big producers, and just learn to live.”

         You didn’t like his tone. Or his words, for that matter. They didn’t sound like they were coming from Sirius Black. Who was this stranger sitting across from you? “I’m not going to change myself for money, Sirius. Maybe you would, but me? I’m not like that.”

         “Bloody fucking Hell, Y/N!” Sirius stood up; as did you. The two of you got up close—close and personal—and there was nothing but anger and irritation in your friend’s face. He was seething. “What the fuck is up with you? I thought music was your dream. Seems to me like you don’t give a damn about the process. You’re just along for the fucking ride. It’s all a game to you, isn’t it?”

         “If you think that way about me, then you don’t know me at all, Sirius!” you snapped, heartstrings being wrenched from their loops. You were completely crushed. “If you want a bloody record deal, then fucking go for it, you dick—but do not expect me to follow you to the ends of the earth for your own damn benefit.”

         Sirius sneered, grabbing for his hat and jacket as he stormed towards the door. “Oh, don’t worry, Y/N—you can sit here and chase a fucking waterfall. When you catch on me on MTV, well—we’ll see who’s bloody laughing.”

         -

         That was the last time you saw Sirius Orion Black. And well—good bloody riddance, if you had any say in it.

         After he left the band, you thought Regulus would follow in his brother’s footsteps, and you thought Lily and Marlene wouldn’t risk being in a band without their star guitarist, but to your utter surprise, all three of them stayed loyal—to you, and to the band. Regulus stepped up, and became the lead singer and lead guitarist, having an interesting, hypnotic voice that you’d never quite expected from him. And in the year that followed Sirius’s abrupt departure, it helped garner your band a loyal fanbase, one not too big but also not too small.

         Unlike Sirius’s new band, The Marauders, who were all that anyone could really talk about in this bloody hellhole of a town.

         Sirius was their singer, and their guitarist, and even though they’d only been together for a few months, they were already being compared to the Arctic Monkeys. Arctic fucking Monkeys! That was the biggest compliment any band could ever receive, much less an up-and-coming, very-much-fresh band like the Marauders. It made your blood boil, just thinking about it.

         It was jealousy, you knew—you couldn’t stand that Sirius got exactly what he wanted, a record deal, while you couldn’t say much for your own band, when you could hardly reach 15,000 views on one of your EP’s MVs. It made you want to pull your hair out. Sirius was definitely laughing about it, ha-ha-haing at you, for he was better than you; his view-count said so, as did his growing fanbase. The very thought of him, smirking smugly at his computer screen, having a laugh with his bandmates about your lousy track-record with hits. You could almost hear his voice; “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, but seems to me, Y/N, like you’re even missing the ones you do take.”

         “You know, Y/N,” said Regulus, obviously seeing the concentrated look of fury on your face and knowing it was never a good thing to let you think about something (read: Sirius Black) for too long, “you’ll need to let go of the past one of these days. It’s been a year. Why are you continuing to torture yourself?”

         You clenched your eyes closed, then opened them; you switched your gaze from the tabletop over to Regulus, dressed in nothing but a t-shirt and boxer shorts as he fiddled with a Rubik’s cube. You were fixing to give him a good talking-to, mind going haywire with all the hateful, spiteful words you could say, but the concerned look on his face made you backstep. “I can’t help it, Reggie,” you said with a sigh, A part of you was determined to be rash, and to hurt him, but you weren’t going to lash out at Regulus just to satisfy the churning rage inside. “I don’t miss him, but…” You were kidding yourself. You missed him. But you couldn’t admit that to yourself, let alone Regulus, the bastard’s kid-brother. “I wish we’d worked everything out. I regret being so rude to him.”

         Regulus tilted his head. “From what you said, it sounds a lot like he should be the one to apologize. He knew just how you feel about big producers. He knew why. You were just being true to yourself. We all know how Sirius is; he’d do anything to be famous.”

         He’ll do anything to be famous. You didn’t like those words, but you supposed they had a hint of truth to them. Sirius was always different from you and your bandmates; he actively sought fame, doing eccentric things he thought record-labels wanted. Being something he wasn’t. For publicity, for groupies, for a legacy—you couldn’t tell.

         It appeared you’d been silent for a long while, because Regulus eased up from the doorway and sashayed over to your side. He put a comforting hand on your shoulder. “Just try to forget about him, and have fun, Y/N. That’s what music-lovers do, right? Forget their worries, and just vibe along to the vibrations?” He smiled.

         You shook your head, about to give him your reply, but the sound of your cellphone ringing caught your attention. When you pulled it out of your pocket, the contact name made you go high-alert. ‘Richard Evans.’ Lily’s dad, and your pseudo-manager. The only reason you allowed him to manage your band was because you trusted the man with everything in you; if anyone was going to be reliable and totally-supportive, it would be Richard. You were surprised to see him calling, considering you and the band had a week off, but you supposed it wouldn’t hurt to answer. You swiped your thumb across the screen.

         “You won’t believe what’s happening next month, Y/N!” cried Richard.

         You raised your eyebrows, looking at Regulus bewilderedly. Did he know something about this? When he shrugged cluelessly back, you hit speakerphone. “What’s happening next month, Mr. Evans?”

         Richard was practically jumping at the seams, if his voice had anything to say about it; he appeared on cloud-nine. “Hogwarts is having their annual Battle of the Bands.”

         You froze. Battle of the Bands was a tradition for you and Sirius, even before you started a band of your own. You were meant to participate last year, but Siri left before you had any real chance to apply, and you’d lost heart in your music in the months following his departure, so the rest of your band (sympathizing with you for losing your best friend) decided they’d try again next year.

         And here was your chance. Laying right at your feet, just waiting to be taken.

         Regulus looked at you. You looked at Regulus. The two of you shared a grin.

         It was time for you to start living in the present, for life happens when you’re busy making other plans.

         -

         It was July 23rd, the day of Hogwarts’s 50th Annual Battle of the Bands. And you and your bandmates—the essence of your band, Carpet Lullabies—were ready. Wracked with nerves, but ready.

         You never even took a second to think Sirius would be here. With his new band. Anticipating a victory both of you wanted desperately.

         Yet, here he was. Standing in line, arms wrapped around two boys—one tall and one short—you remembered from high school. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. Behind them stood James Potter, a bespectacled, messy-haired guy you remembered as Sirius’s pal from grade-school. You turned to look at Lily and Marlene, nudging the two of them and surreptitiously nodding over towards them. Lily gaped speechlessly while Marlene snickered bitterly, muttering, “That’s ironic,” under her breath.

         “I shouldn’t have assumed he’d go out and find strangers to start up a band with,” you said quietly, hearing a defeated ba-dum from your heart that signaled returning heartache, one which you’d tried erasing from memory for over a year. “But I… I didn’t think he’d do it with them.”

         “Ignore them, Y/N,” Regulus muttered in your ear, pressing you into your side. It was comforting, feeling the warmth of his body against yours, as Regulus was like a brother to you, and you knew he was one of the only people you’d ever be able to count on. “Just think about the competition. We’ll have fans there, eager to hear us live. Doesn’t that excite you?”

         You swallowed hard, heartbeat slowing as you imagined it, being on stage again, this time a bigger stadium—and you had a shot at 10,000 pounds. Money you never dreamed of getting. “Yeah, yeah. I’m happy.” To prove your point, you smiled. The smile was weak, but there. You supposed that was all that mattered, at this point. “My mum’s here. She’ll get to see me perform tonight.”  

         “This new song, you’ll get to sing,” Lily pointed out, smiling gently at you. The three of them were being soft, knowing just how hard this had to be on you. You took notice, and the intense, overwhelming gratefulness that shadowed you was enough to make your eyes pool with unshed tears. “Your mom will be so proud.”

         Marlene saw the tears, and she came to your side, pulling you into a warm, comforting hug. Regulus was still at your other side. Seeing the two of them showering you in support, Lily decided to join in, hugging you—hard—from the front. It was enough to make you close your eyes against the strong sense of tranquility that suddenly enveloped you; enough that you didn’t realize the foursome creeping up on you.

         “Well, well—look who it is,” said someone from in front of you. You didn’t have to look to know who it was. Sirius. “I have to admit—I wasn’t expecting you guys to show at all, considering your best member cut the ties.”

         Regulus pulled back from the hug, cutting his gaze towards the smirking git standing tall beside his three silent, awkward companions. “Best member? You hardly did anything except strum a few chords,” he spat. “Didn’t you ever read the bloody forums? Not one mention of your talent. Just how attractive fans thought you were. That’s probably the only reason they even like you now. They pity you for being so, so handsome yet at the same time, such a brainless git.”

         Sirius sneered, raising his brows in a mocking gesture of So what? before he was looking at you. His gaze softened, but only slightly; he was still haughty, still angry, and still infuriatingly self-righteous. “We’ll let the music speak for itself,” he said, grinning. “And I promise—you won’t be the ones with the title at the end of this.”

         “We’ll see, Black,” said Marlene stiffly. Her fists were curled tight from her sides. “We’ll fucking see.”

         “I look forward to it,” the bloke said drily, turning to look at his bandmates. The one with glasses—James—was staring at Lily, looking totally gob-smacked—and the only thing that had him tearing away his gaze was the back of Sirius’s hand meeting his head.

         “Ow, Sirius! That bloody hurt,” James whined, clenching at the offended spot. “I wasn’t—”

         “Let’s go,” said Sirius, abruptly, throwing James a glare before he was striding off. Peter was the first to follow, then Remus, but not before the sandy-haired boy was throwing the rest of you an apologetic glance. James’s feet refused to move. He was having a stare-down with Lily, one that was nothing hostile—more along the lines of, You’re bloody gorgeous and I want to get to know you but Sirius will have my head if I even try. When Sirius yelled out his name, James startled, grinning and winking at the girl before he was running after his friends.

         Lily blushed profusely. Regulus raised an eyebrow. And Marlene waggled her brows.

         You felt no sense of obligation to really tease or brag on your friend; rather, you were feeling a bit devastated. Even after all this time, Sirius was still angry with you. He still despised you. And he was against you and your friends.

         -

         “Up first we have Miss Righteous!” called Albus Dumbledore, the olden, jolly man who always hosted Battle of the Bands. He was an avid music fan, and had a radio show you liked to tune into, every now and again. He had very thoughtful things to say about basically any music artist of any genre. “With lead singer and lead guitarist, Padma Patil; backing vocals and keyboardist Parvati Patil; and drummer Cho Chang. They’ll be singing a cover of The Pretender.”

         The band got into position. You were clenching hard onto Regulus’s arm, anxious to know just how big your competition was. The first keys started to play, and you felt your heart drop at the perfect beginning—

         Until the first verse, and the band fell right apart.

         They were terribly off-key, both Parvati and Padma unable to keep in tone with each other, singing different words as they played their respective instruments. Cho was so bad she ended up throwing up a drumstick in frustration—only to have it smack Padma right in the head, leaving her shrieking and flailing about.

         Dumbledore was trying to hide in his beard, and failing miserably. And the rest of the bands were in fits of laughter; you saw Sirius ripping a stitch into his side from grinning so widely and laughing so hard.

         The threesome stomped off stage, tails tucked between their legs. Dumbledore waited for their exit in silence, before he slowly leaned back into the microphone.

         “Yes, and our next act—The Marauders.” The four blokes, all ranging in their excitement and expression of nerves, walked up on stage. “With lead singer and secondary guitarist, Sirius Black—” The crowd went up into a frenzy of cheers and “I love you, Sirius Black!”’s. “James Potter, lead guitarist and backing vocals; Remus Lupin, bassist and backing vocals; and Peter Pettigrew on drums. They’ll be singing an original called Modern Gypsy. Give it up for The Marauders, ladies and gentlemen.”

         The four got into position. Again, you pressed yourself into Regulus’s side, nearly shaking at the feeling of trepidation in your body. You had never heard the Marauders play, not ever bothering to look up the band’s originals; but now was your chance to really get a feel for how good he was fairing. The lights dimmed, and that was when James began to strum his guitar. The first chords were beautifully hypnotic, and then they built into a crescendo; that was when Sirius joined, then Remus, and the hard hits of a drum followed shortly after.

         You forgot just how wonderful a singer Sirius was:

         “You tried to make me a man…”

         His voice got deeper, his strumming more intensive—

         “You wanna make a man outta me?

         Then blow your vapor and beat my chest;

         A single heart can beat for two.

         Trapped inside your daisy hollow,

         Your garden of tricks.

         Such a clever little minx—

         Just a modern gypsy.

         A damned modern gypsy.”

         You were nearly breathless at the end of their performance. Regulus was blinking in surprise, and he barely gave a wince when you tightened your grip on his arm, leaning so closely into him you could smell his cologne. You whispered, “They’re good.”

         “Yeah,” Regulus said back, just as quietly; “They’re really good.”

         The entire stadium was in a frenzy; all the girls were shrieking, jumping up and down in their seats. Even some of the guys were cheering. It made you want to cry, knowing your own negligence of your band’s needs was the reason you’d never truly get this experience yourself.

         He’s doing so much better without us, you thought, a shiver going through at you at the thought of it. No wonder he holds a grudge against us.

         The next few performances were lackluster, before a mind-blowing one from an indie group called Maestro. You were gaping and clapping hard by the end of it; you’d never seen such intense work on a drum-set. And then it was finally your group’s turn.

         “And our next act—Carpet Lullabies!” There was cheers all around the stadium, which greatly surprised you; Regulus wasn’t kidding when he said you had fans. “With lead singer and lead guitarist, Regulus Black; backing vocals and secondary guitarist, Lily Evans; bassist and today, backing vocals, Y/N L/N; and lastly, Marlene Evans, on drums. They’ll be singing an original called More than Ordinary. Give it up for Carpet Lullabies!”

         The four of you got into position; you first fumbled with the bass’s strap, feeling a tad-bit embarrassed at your own inept quality. But you couldn’t let that affect you, as you stood at attention, ready to give you’re all for this performance.

         Regulus cleared his throat, then nodded for Marlene to take it away. She fell into an iconic drum-solo, something you hadn’t seen from any of the other bands—and that’s when Regulus began to sing.          “An indie beauty, a dying breed,          Playing Russian roulette where I’m the revolver…”

         You strummed your bass, feeling yourself fall into the atmosphere—going deep into a catatonic state, where all you could do was strum a few chords and mouth along the words.

         And then it was your turn to sing.

         “Aphrodite never said beauty was pain.

         Aphrodite never mentioned I’d be the one ugly.

         Aphrodite never said I’d be all alone.

         All the lies, and all the ties,          They string me along.

         To the fates, I’m just a game,          Never the pawn.          Not the hero, nor the cause,          Just a fucking dog—”

         But as you sung, you never noticed yourself nearing the end of the stage. You didn’t notice the amplifier’s cord as it slowly got tied around your leg. And that’s when things got very ugly, very fast.

         Before you could notice what was happening, your ankle was suddenly strung tight, and you were slamming deep into the wood of the stage, head and arms hitting it hard. You felt something pop in your elbow as it hit the floor, and then you were falling off the stage, only being saved from imminent pain by the amp’s cord—until you were limply hanging off the stadium’s edge, too hurt to even begin to comprehend your humiliation.

         You felt your consciousness waver, even as you registered the stadium going stock-still with shock. You heard Regulus’s voice, as he yelled for someone to call an ambulance, as he pulled you up from where you hung, but you couldn’t care less. You were tired, and blood was oozing from a gash on your head, and there was nothing—literally nothing—keeping you here, in this dimension.

         So you did as you had always done, and slowly let go of your reality.

         -

         When you awoke, it was to the slow beat of a heart, and to a soft snoring in the corner. You opened your eyes, but had to shy away, for the light was almost blinding, and you were too weak to brave against it.

         You noticed a familiar bloke sitting in a chair against the wall, and nearly toppled off the bed when you saw just who it was. Sirius Black. What in the hell was he doing here?

         “Sirius?” you said aloud, quietly, nearly straining to hear your own voice. Jesus, you needed some water. You were near-parched. You tried again; “Sirius? Sirius?”

         The bloke startled in his sleep. He blinked open his eyes blearily, nearly gaping when he saw you staring back at him, awake—haze-driven and tired, but awake.

         “My God, Y/N—you shared the living hell out of me,” Sirius said, fumbling off the chair and instead falling to his knees beside your bed. You had to crane your neck downwards to see him, but you didn’t mind; him being close meant being able to hear him better, as your ears were still muffled, as though cotton was shoved inside them both. “I thought I was going to lose you, and just—I don’t know what I’d do if that were to happen. I’m… I’m so fucking sorry.”

         “I’m sorry, too, Sirius,” you said quietly.

         “You have nothing to be sorry about, Y/N. Fucking nothing. It was me and my damn pride that got in the way of us,” said Sirius, and you could hear tears in his speech. He was near hysterics. “I just—I bloody love you, Y/N. And I keep hurting you. That’s—that’s not what love is. Me being a dickhead, and you being nothing but nice. You don’t deserve that. You’re one of the best people I know, and I should have never expected you to change, not for me—not for anyone.”

         You slowly smiled. This was what you were hoping for—desperate for. You and him, making amends—and you being able to miss him and want him without feeling this sense of dread, like you were an idiot for even thinking to love him. For missing him. For wanting him. You and him had always been tight-fitted, too stuck in a skinny-love phase to really ever let it register just how much each one of you cared for the other. And you let a petty rivalry get in the way—a hatred that was much smaller than either of you could really comprehend.

         “It’s okay,” you said softly, feeling safe as Sirius’s gaze met yours. As he slowly stood to take your weak, pale hand in his, his eyes so utterly wrenched in heartache that you just had to squeeze back, you knew the two of you would be okay. You’d work through your struggles. You’d fix everything between the two of you. You’d make your last misunderstanding be just that--the last.

        And you were sure you’d conquer it all in the end.

[crazylivingx]

me expressing my love for love yourself: answer

it’s only been 3 days into 2019 and i’ve been emo about love yourself: answer because i recently bought the album in korea and their lyricism makes me want to cry pls ignore this if you don’t wanna read about my feelings towards the solo songs released throughout the love yourself era because the pure genius and passion put into this project is truly astounding yalls pls love yourselves this is also really personal you’ve been warned (also apologies if i’ve made any grammatical errors lmao)

*i’m going by the ly: answer sequence

(as im writing this in my language and literature class my lecturer goes “my daughter loves bts” and cue my friend and i shouting the member’s names to guess his daughter’s bias and its jhope like wow we stan a jhope stan he said she thinks he “has such a blinding smile’ and thats honestly the biggest mood)

euphoria

this song is innocent af when i first heard it i knew it was a bopping bop the synths in the chorus can kick me to switzerland i barely even remember what the video was about all i remember is jungkook and that yellow jacket lmao his vocal runs when he sings “won’t you please stay in dreams” is just heavenly it honestly feels like i’m floating through the clouds with this song this song can convert people who don’t like good songs with synths bet i can’t imagine anyone other than jungkook singing this song tbh if you get an s.o. i hope you experience this song

favourite line (i know it’s not a singular line pls bear with me):

You’re the sun that rose again in my life

A reincarnation of my childhood dreams

I don’t know what these emotions are

Am I still dreaming?

This dream is a blue mirage in the desert

A priori deep inside of me

I’m so happy, I can’t breathe

My surroundings are getting more and more transparent

I hear the far-away ocean

Across the dream, over the horizon

I’m going to the place that’s getting clearer

Take my hands now

You are the cause of my euphoria

trivia 起 just dance

this whole song shows how much jhope loves dancing and it’s so sweet??? wanting to dance with your partner under the moonlight and slowly falling in love???? the song just screams jhope especially with the chorus you can just imAGiNe him dancing like he has no bones because he DoeSn’T,,,, it has a synthetic feel but it also feels really passionate and human like jhope can #getit we stan a multitalented man the lyrics in this song is probably the lightest but it’s still fun and easy to understand and listen to

favourite line (yea i know it’s like an entire verse but i love their lyrics okay):

In my muddy life

You were like a single stem flower

Even this suffocating studio

If we’re together, turns into paradise

My dreams that once had no answer

Now becomes something we can relate to

Because our rhythm is matching

Because we have our dance, it’s a fate-like beat

serendipity

i remember covering my screams when the mv for this song came out before dna was released and my mom instantly knew what was up lmao this song was kind of my style of music with the #chillvibes it gave out but the chill-ness of the song didn’t make forgettable i’ve played this song in the car before and now my dad can recognize it lol even khalid liked it you go you funky little chimchim,,, i never really paid attention to the lyrics in this song but it sounds really innocent and possessive at the same time lmao i’ll give bts the benefit of the doubt (i also prefer the short version over the full length version don’t kill me)

favourite line (at least these are lines. i know i said line not lines let me live):

As much as my heart flutters, I’m worried

Destiny is jealous of us

//

Since the creation of the universe

Everything was destined

Just let me love you

trivia 承 love

this song man. namjoon. the piano chords in the beginning is what gives me life. the moment i heard them i instantly knew this was going to be a fave. i love the slight discordance no matter what i will instantly start bopping to it because it’s such a bop that you HAVE to bop along with it. rm loves wordplay in his lyrics, and when it crosses with his intellect something beautiful emerges. this song feels like a flower i love the melody of chords like the chords sold me immediately. and then after i was sold the lyrics stabbed me. there is no escape.

favourite line (god where do i begin):

I live so I love

//

I'm just a human, human, human (the ㅁ in 사람 saram which means human)

You erode all my corners

And make me into love, love, love (becomes ㅇin 사랑 sarang which means love)

We're humans, humans, humans

In that myriad of straight lines

My love, love, love

When you sit on top of it and you become my heart (if the ㅇ the word 사랑 is squished, it’ll look like a heart ♡)

//

You make I to an O

I to an O

Because of you

I know why human (saram) and love (sarang) sound similar

You make live to a love

Live to a love

Because of you

I know why a person should live by love

//

It's a long way from I to U

Fuck, JKLMNOPQRST

I crossed all the letters and I reached you 

(i really suggest going to genius’s website to fully understand the song if you want to)

singularity

kim taehyung better square up because i would buy burger king and fight him in the parking lot because he stole my toenail,,,, bighit released this song while i was in hell aka university and bOY was i hshshshhshdhdh <— thats the best way i can describe my feelings,,, like he made my tears flow upwards or something the music video was aMAZING and i was shooketh ihatehimsmjkidontbutyouknowwhatimean back to the song - serendipity was also pretty chill but in a darker way and i love it as well. to me the lyrics mirror fake love because it portrays how walking on thin ice feels and how you’ll lose your own voice just to suffer to make sure the person you love will continue loving you (the lyrics are also really slow so it made it easy for me to read the lyrics in karaoke lmao) singularity was a goddamn package for me the mv, the performance and v himself just hshshshshs when i listen to this song i feel like i’m lying down on a giant leaf floating on a clear pond watching a dim but twinkling meteor shower with giant water flowers surrounding me and fireflies are swaying along with wisps of smoke and this is getting too long winded i’ll stop here as i’m writing this i just remembered namjoon wrote this song in one shot after having surgery what a mans

favourite line (its long but it doesn’t feel complete if i break it up):

A thick ice has formed

In the dream I shortly went into

My agonizing phantom pain is still the same

Have I lost myself

Or have I gained you

I suddenly run to the lake

There’s my face in it

Please don’t say anything

Reach my hand out to cover the mouth

But in the end, spring will come someday

The ice will melt and flow away

Tell me if my voice isn’t real

trivia 轉 seesaw

oh boy. suga. min yoongi. this has been said before but the use of seesaw as a metaphor for a dying/toxic relationship is truly artistic and clever. the way he describes it in his lyrics creates a really clear picture of what’s happening. how if one person gets off a seesaw the other will get hurt as they’ll start to fall to the ground, how neither wants to get off because they know they’ll hurt whoever’s on the other side, and how staying or leaving this “repeated seesaw game” will hurt the both of them no matter what choice they choose. i’ll let the lyrics speak for themselves. (suga singing and dancing was also a pleasant surprise i fell on the floor)

favourite line (get ready i’m about to put like 80% of the song in here the lyrics is a masterpiece):

Repeated seesaw game

I'm tired of this

Repeated seesaw game

We're getting tired of each other

Were the petty arguments the start?

The moment I became heavier than you

Because there's never been parallels in the first place

Maybe I became more greedy and tried to fit in with you

Is there really a need to keep repeating ourselves

Saying this was love and this is love?

They're tired of each other, they seem to hold the same hand

//

People can be so crafty

They know they’ll get hurt if one person is missing

Because we don't want to be the villains

In the midst of a series of vague responsibilities

And we get so tired or if that we finally became parallel

But we didn’t want this kind of parallel

At first, we showed off who was heavier

We'd brag and smile

Now we're trying to beat each other

We're in a competition

The fire of a quarrel

It’ll only end if someone gets off right here

We’re acting like we’re comforting each other

But it’s mixed with thorns

Can’t keep doing this, we need to make a decision

//

(Hol' up Hol' up) I walk on this seesaw without you

(Hol' up Hol' up) Just like the beginning when you weren't here

(Hol' up Hol' up) I walk on this seesaw without you

(Hol' up Hol' up) I'm getting off this seesaw without you

(like trivia 承 love, you can read more about the song on genius’s website)

epiphany

stream epiphany. our boy kim seokjin’s vocals have truly improved huh. this to me felt like a response to awake (you can fLY JIN) and i applaud bighit for giving him this song. he finally gets the recognition and lines he deserves smh. you really feel like a proud parent when you watch the fancams throughout the love yourself tour and hear how his voice improves after each performance. the song is also kind of the ‘final act’ to all the solos in ly: answer and they finally get to spread their message of “its hard to love yourself, but that’s why you should so you can love others as well”. after becoming the shell of what you once were, the only way you can fill it up again is to love yourself, and that’s my pov of the whole point of the song. i’m gonna be honest i wasn’t really into this song in the beginning but i started to fall in love with it after a few listens (i listened to it sm that when i was downloading the ly: answer album i forgot to add epiphany cause i was streaming it LMAO)

favourite line (i know they’re verses as well hshdhds):

I’m the one I should love in this world

Shining me, precious soul of mine

I finally realized so I love me

Not so perfect but so beautiful

I'm the one I should love

//

I may be a bit blunt, I may lack some things

I may not have that shy glow around me

But this is me

My arms, my legs, my heart, my soul

bonus song - answer: love myself

doing a pewdiepie and adding a bonus song lmao my first listen of this song was in my friend’s house and we had the lyrics on and let me tell you the moment we read the lyrics we wanted to hug bts because it was so soft and it was so uwu we were so ready to love ourselves lol yes it sounds like a church song but like epiphany i learned to love it too this was also my first song of 2019 so if you decide to, please listen to it with an open heart

favourite line (hey look actual lines this time yes lines not line):

Maybe I fell in order to take the place of those countless stars

The target of thousands of bright arrows is me alone

//

Why do you keep trying to hide under your mask?

Even all the scars from your mistakes make up your constellation

that’s all from me bye sorry for the long post

bighit pls hire me as an album promoter

[lightskinvibe]

I know my theory is wayyyyy off but...

What if GOT7 dedicated the whole Flight Log Trilogy to us? To tell us who might be going through a rough time and just needed to learn to let go and be free? THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SEC Now I really wanted to make this about Jinyoung but I got insecure about it cause I don't want it to seem like I'm putting Jinyoung on a level above GOT6 cause I mean-GOODNESS THEY REALLY NEED TO HAJIMA AND REST LIKE HAPPY GOT7= HAPPY AHGASE- but I also thought of this too. I have lots of theories on it so lemme know if you wanna hear my others. Anyhow, GOT7 constantly tells us how much they appreciate us. Mark said as long as they have their fans, they don't care about the fact that their songs don't sell that well. These 7 sweethearts would do anything for us fans which really touches my heart. (Billions of people who you don't know, billions of faces and you take the time to entertain them without even knowing how they'll react to what you work so hard to prepare. People really underestimate the pressures of being an idol.) And all of the songs have several meanings. Jinyoung has said Fly is a song about youth. I'm thinking Jinyoung is supposed to represent ahgase. But in the video, the time on Jackson's camera stops as if to tell us to stop thinking then and after and just focus on now. Fly m/v is about us being happy, free "Flying". They want us to let go of our worries and let us know that they're here for us. A few lines that make me think this way ( These lyrics are from the mv subs. I don't speak Korean so don't come for me if it's inaccurate, though I'm assuming these are translations by professionals so...): Jackson: " Are you happy? I'm happy yeah."- Jackson's always telling us to be healthy and happy and that he's good as long as we're good. Such an angel 😩💚 "Every morning I wake up feels like a dream"- These guys are living their dreams. This was Jackson's dream and he's living it. "Today, like always my day starts with you."- They wake up and slide right into schedules, doing things to make us happy. WowSoAmazing7 *No sarcasm intended* BamBam: "Do you sleep well at night? Sometimes I wake up because I can't believe it's true."- Bammie almost didn't debut, which we all know was cause of how young he appeared. (I feel like if he was a maknae who didn't look like a maknae like Yugyeom, he would've debuted without doubt. But my baby proved JYP wrong and y'all can sleep on him all you want but that little boy is a man now, just so you know. It's totally fine if you don't though cause more for me *Thug life shades fall on* "GET REKT") But he did and if I were an idol, every second I'd be in shock and disbelief. Like I really am making my dreams come true. I can only imagine getting to be like that someday... I feel like BamBam thinks that way, as do the others. Dream7 "You know what it means, feeling scared sometimes, I run without looking back and here I am again in your arms."- Every comeback, every hairstyle, almost every word, almost every move is a show for idols. Let them change their hair color, wear a little more makeup, maybe sing instead of rap or vice versa, maybe decide to brush their teeth while headed to their plane, and we're all over them shooting opinions, taking pictures, making posts, etc. It's intimidating to know that, but they still gotta move quick, so they just have to run without looking back. You can't hesitate. And BamBam reads our comments and I'm not sure how or why, but there are antis out there ( I don't get why anyone has anti-fans. Like if you don't like them, fine. Mind your damn business outside the fandom cause at the end of the day, they're the idol and not you *Thug life shades* *CHUCHUCHUCHUUUU*) and it's scary to see how every move you make is received. But these boys love us so much that they might find comfort when we receive it well and love them regardless cause they're so pure and care about us so much. GenuineSweetheart7 Mark: " Though are love is ordinary, the value is immeasurable ( You hear me?)"- I'm gonna be honest with you guys, I've been through the Justin Beiber phase and Drake, Gabe Bondoc and Bryson Tiller are all my husbands, but I've never been a fan for anything as much as I have been a fan for GOT7. Never have I wanted to go to a concert, never have I wanted to meet anyone as bad as I wanna meet these boys. I'm about to go into college and need to save my money, but I just wanna buy an Aghabong so bad 😖. I'm trying to become fluent in French cause I'm only as far as highschool AP French, but I'm learning Korean because I want to talk to them all comfortably one day, without a translator or without them having to switch into a tongue that isn't their mother tongue. One of the reasons I'm their fan is because of how they treat their fans. From the videos I've seen, fanmeets are just like restricted hang outs. They look so chill, JB in his little singing trance, Jinyoung and Yugyeom being Tom and Jerry, etc. I love that about them. They love us and treat us just like any person they love, but the value of their love is immeasurable. Basically, Mark just told us that they love us lots ( AHHHHH 💚) Charming7 Yugyeom: " Don't know what's at the end until we get there so don't let go,hold on tight." I know these lyrics come in the in-between time when we're all still shook by the foot work and pace of music and dancing changing and we're all anticipating the shoulder move ( 🤤I love Dancing7) but these are my second favorite lyrics. Once again, every move an idol makes is a question that you'll never know the answer to beforehand. Like falling in love. No clue what'll happen, or what's at the end, but Yugyeom, the fearless and carefree maknae is going for it anyway so just stick with him. (Which we'll gladly do because everything they do is just great. I even loved Stop Stop It era like I was obsessed for a week, looking at every video of them performing it along with Magnetic and Gimme Gimme. They cringe at it so hard, but they must not know that their looks make anything work. Even baggy overalls and salon mishaps.) Visual7 I feel like this is getting pretty long, but I have theories on the other mv's and short films too. I love these guys and I love everything they do. I became ahgase like in March and literally everything is perfect. Perfect7. I'm glad I found Sunshine7 cause I really needed a light in my tunnel.